Punjab Assembly Committee on Estimates

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Committee on Estimates
Committee of the House
16th Punjab Assembly
StatePunjab
Leadership
Chaiperson Aman Arora
Chairperson party Aam Aadmi Party
Appointer Punjab Assembly speaker
Structure
India Punjab Committee on Local Bodies 2022.svg
Seats13
Political Parties   AAP (11)
   INC (2)
Election criteriaThe members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation.
Tenure1 Year
Jurisdiction
PurposeLegislative oversight of the government estimates
Rules & Procedure
Applicable rulesArticle 208 of the Constitution of India
section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Punjab Legislative Assembly

Punjab Assembly Committee on Estimates of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one year period from among the members of the Assembly. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Functions

The functions of the Committee on Estimates is: [1]

  1. to report what economics, improvements in organizations, efficiency or administrative reform, consistent with the policy underlying the estimates, may be effected;
  2. to suggest alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration;
  3. to examine whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates; and
  4. to suggest the form in which the estimates shall be presented to the House; Provided that the Committee shall not exercise its functions in relation to such public undertakings as are allotted to the Committee on public undertakings by these Rules or by the Speaker.

Appointment

The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. [4]

Members

For the 1 year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Estimates of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members: [1] [3]

Committee on Estimates (2022–23)
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1. Aman Arora Chairperson AAP
2. Amansher Singh (Shery kalsi) Member AAP
3. Amolak Singh Member AAP
4. Balkar Singh Sidhu Member AAP
5. Barindermeet Singh Pahra Member INC
6. Gurpreet Bassi Gogi Member AAP
7. Harmit Singh Pathanmajra Member AAP
8. Jagtar Singh Diyalpura Member AAP
9. Kashmir Singh Sohal Member AAP
10. Kulwant Singh Sidhu Member AAP
11. Raman Arora Member AAP
12. Santosh Kumari Kataria Member AAP
13. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Member INC

Chairpersons

TenureTermsNamePolitical party
2021-22 1 Hardial Singh Kamboj [5] [6] Indian National Congress
2022-231 Aman Arora [3] Aam Aadmi Party

Previous members

For the one year period before May 2022, the Committee on Estimates of 15th Punjab Assembly had following members:

2021–22

Committee on Estimates (2021–22) [7]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sardar Hardial Singh KambojChairperson INC
2.Sardar Amrinder Singh Raja WarringMember INC
3.Sardar Angad SinghMember INC
4.Sardar Dilraj Singh BhunderMember INC
5.Sardar Gurpartap Singh WadalaMember INC
6.Sardar Kanwar SandhuMember INC
7.Shri Madan Lal JalalpurMember INC
8.Sardar Nirmal SinghMember INC
9.Shri Rakesh PandeyMember INC
10.Sardar Randeep Singh NabhaMember INC
11.Sardar Sukhpal Singh BhullarMember INC
12.Sardar Sukhpal Singh KhairaMember INC
13.Shri Surinder Kumar DawarMember

2020–21

Committee on Estimates (2020–21) [8]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sardar Hardial Singh KambojChairperson INC
2.Sardar Amrinder Singh Raja WarringMember INC
3.Sardar Angad SinghMember INC
4.Shri Amit VijMember INC
5.Sardar Kanwar SandhuMember INC
6.Shri Madan Lal JalalpurMember INC
7.Sardar Navtej Singh ChemmaMember INC
8.Sardar Nirmal SinghMember INC
9.Sardar Gurpartap Singh WadalaMember INC
10.Shri Pawan Kumar TinuMember INC
11.Sardar Santokh SinghMember INC
12.Sardar Sukhpal Singh BhullarMember INC
13.Sardar Sukhpal Singh KhairaMember

2019–20

Committee on Estimates (2019–20) [9]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sardar Hardial Singh KambojChairperson INC
2.Sh. Arun DograMember INC
3.Sardar Bikram Singh MajithiaMember INC
4.Sh. Dalvir Singh KhanguraMember INC
5.Dr. Dharambir AgnihotriMember INC
6.Sardar Harinder Pal Singh ChandumajraMember INC
7.Sardar Harjot Kamal SinghMember INC
8.Sh. Jai Krishan Singh RodiMember INC
9.Sh. Joginder PalMember INC
10.Sh. Madan Lal JalalpurMember INC
11.Smt. Sarvjit Kaur ManukeMember INC
12.Sh. Sunil DuttiMember INC
13.Sh. Sushil Kumar RinkuMember

2018–19

Committee on Estimates (2018–19) [10]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sardar Hardial Singh KambojChairperson INC
2.Sh. Arun DograMember INC
3.Sardar Bikram Singh MajithiaMember INC
4.Dr. Dharambir AgnihotriMember INC
5.Sardar Harminder Singh GillMember INC
6.Sh. Jai Krishan SinghMember INC
7.Sh. Joginder PalMember INC
8.Sardar Lakhbir Singh LodhinangalMember INC
9.Sh. Madan Lal JalalpurMember INC
10.S. Pirmal Singh DhaulaMember INC
11.Sardar Pritam Singh KotbhaiMember INC
12.Sardar Sukhjit SinghMember INC
13.Chaudhary Surinder SinghMember

2017–18

Committee on Estimates (2017–18) [11]
Sr. No.NamePostParty
1.Sardar Sukhbinder Singh SarkariaChairperson INC
2.Sh. Aman AroraMember INC
3.Dr. Dharambir AgnihotriMember INC
4.Sardar Hardial Singh KambojMember INC
5.Sardar Harminder Singh GillMember INC
6.Sardar Harinderpal Singh ChandumajraMember INC
7.Sardar Inderbeer Singh BolariaMember INC
8.Sardar Kushaldeep Singh Kiki DhillonMember INC
9.Sh. Pawan Kumar AdiaMember INC
10.Dr. Raj Kumar ChabewalMember INC
11.Sardar Sharanjit Singh DhillonMember INC
12.Sardar Sukhpal Singh KhairaMember INC
13.Sh. Vijay Inder SinglaMember

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